El Manatí, Sacred Swamp of the Olmecs

Posted October 9, 2022June 22, 2024 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

In 1987 local villagers digging in a swamp found an amazing ancient religious site.

Mysterious Fireballs Over Veracruz

Posted November 14, 2021 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Otherworldly Phenomena

From the late ’70s mysterious fireballs have appeared around a remote mountain in Veracruz

Tres Zapotes, The Eternal City

Posted April 25, 2021April 25, 2021 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

This ancient city was inhabited for almost 2,500 years. Who lived there? Why?

The Totonacs: A Forgotten Civilization

Posted February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

An important ancient culture in Mexico seems lost to history. Who were the Totonacs?

The Black Christ of Otatitlán

Posted February 2, 2020 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Religious Curiosities

A carving of a black Christ brings hundreds of thousands of believers yearly to a small town in Veracruz.

Four Legends from Veracruz

Posted January 20, 2020 Robert Bitto2 CommentsPosted in Myths and Legends

The state of Veracruz has an intriguing history and his home to many legends. Here are 4.

The Sorcerers of Catemaco

Posted October 6, 2019October 6, 2019 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Hodge Podge

For untold generations magical practitioners have lived in an area of Veracruz known as Catemaco.

Gaspar Yanga and the Mexican Slave Revolt of 1609

Posted September 1, 2019 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

In the early 1600s, an escaped slave rebelled against Spain and created an independent self-governing region in Veracruz.

El Tajín: Ancient City of Mystery

Posted March 4, 2019 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Ancient Mysteries

No one knows who built this fabulous city in Mexico’s Gulf Coast jungles.

The Pastry War, 1838-1839

Posted February 10, 2019 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

The ransacking of a French bakery outside Mexico City prompted a reaction from France: It invaded Mexico.

The Miraculous Life of Saint Rafael Guízar y Valencia

Posted July 9, 2018July 9, 2018 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Religious Curiosities

On several death lists, this humble priest ministered to tens of thousands of people in need.

Isla Bermeja, Mexico’s Disappearing Island

Posted May 21, 2018 Robert Bitto3 CommentsPosted in Little-Known History

The strange death of a Mexican senator, Big Oil, pirates, the CIA & a missing island.

The Border Wars, 1910-1919

Posted February 12, 2018 Robert BittoLeave a commentPosted in Little-Known History

A hot/cold state of war existed between Mexico & the US in the early 1900s

Afro-Mexicans, a Hidden Heritage

Posted January 22, 2018 Robert Bitto3 CommentsPosted in Little-Known History

The legacy of Africans in Mexico goes back 500 years.